# 2025 America East men's basketball tournament

The 2025 America East Men's Basketball Conference tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the America East Conference. It was held March 8–15, 2025, at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner, Bryant, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The tournament was sponsored by Jersey Mike's Subs and was officially known as the 2025 Jersey Mike's America East Men's Basketball Playoffs.

## Seeds

Eight of the nine America East teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | AEC Record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Bryant | 14–2 | |
| 2 | Vermont | 13–3 | |
| 3 | Maine | 10–6 | |
| 4 | Albany | 8–8 | |
| 5 | Binghamton | 7–9 | |
| 6 | UMass Lowell | 6–10 | NET Ranking of 237 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 6–10 | NET Ranking of 351 |
| 8 | UMBC | 5–11 | |
| DNQ | NJIT | 3–13 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 8 |||||
| 1 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 7 New Hampshire at No. 2 Vermont | 57–64 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 8 UMBC at No. 1 Bryant | 74–85 | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 6 UMass Lowell at No. 3 Maine | 64–72 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 Binghamton at No. 4 Albany | 66–69 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 11 |||||
| 5 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Maine at No. 2 Vermont | 57–42 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 9:00 p.m. | No. 4 Albany at No. 1 Bryant | 78–91 | ESPN2 |
| Championship – Saturday, March 15 |||||
| 7 | 11:00 am | No. 3 Maine at No. 1 Bryant | 59–77 | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in EST for the quarterfinals and EDT for the semifinals and championship. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8, 2025 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8, 2025 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8, 2025 ESPN+ | | | Semifinals Tuesday, March 11, 2025 ESPN2/ESPN+ | Semifinals Tuesday, March 11, 2025 ESPN2/ESPN+ | Semifinals Tuesday, March 11, 2025 ESPN2/ESPN+ | Championship Saturday, March 15, 2025 ESPN2 | Championship Saturday, March 15, 2025 ESPN2 | Championship Saturday, March 15, 2025 ESPN2 |
| 1 | Bryant | 85 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | UMBC | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | UMBC | 74 | | | 1 | Bryant | 91 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Albany | 78 | | | |
| 4 | Albany | 69 | | | 4 | Albany | 78 | | | |
| 5 | Binghamton | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Binghamton | 66 | | | | | | 1 | Bryant | 77 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Bryant | 77 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 3 | Maine | 59 |
| 2 | Vermont | 64 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Maine | 59 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 57 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 57 | | | 2 | Vermont | 42 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Maine | 57 | | | |
| 3 | Maine | 72 | | | 3 | Maine | 57 | | | |
| 6 | UMass Lowell | 64 | | | | | | | | |

## Game summaries

    All times are in Eastern Time (UTC−5 on March 8 and UTC−4 on March 11 and 15)

### Quarterfinals

* ESPN+
* March 8 3:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 7 New Hampshire 57, No. 2 Vermont 64 :
| Scoring by half: 34–26, 23–38 |||
| Pts: Badru 18 Rebs: Okpomo 6 Asts: Poser, Pissis 3 | Pts: Hurley 18 Rebs: Ayo-Faleye 10 Asts: Fiorillo 4 |
| Vermont advances to the America East Semifinals |||
* Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium Burlington, VT Attendance: 2,102 Referees: Tommy Deneen, Carl Luciano, Adam Vandenburgh
* ESPN+
* March 8 4:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 8 UMBC 74, No.1 Bryant 85 :
| Scoring by half: 31–41, 43–44 |||
| Pts: Banks 24 Rebs: Banks 9 Asts: Valentine 3 | Pts: Pinzon 22 Rebs: Cramer 12 Asts: Timberlake 8 |
| Bryant advances to the America East Semifinals |||
* Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI Attendance: 1,005 Referees: Brandon Cruz, Ryan Corbett, Mike Nardone
* ESPN+
* March 8 6:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 6 UMass Lowell 64, No. 3 Maine 72 :
| Scoring by half: 29–34, 35–38 |||
| Pts: Brooks 25 Rebs: Brooks 10 Asts: Covington 4 | Pts: Tynes 20 Rebs: Tynes 5 Asts: Tynes 6 |
| Maine advances to the America East Semifinals |||
* Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME Attendance: 1,282 Referees: Mike Evans, John Cahill Jr., Vasili Mallios
* ESPN+
* March 8 7:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 5 Binghamton 66, No. 4 Albany 69 :
| Scoring by half: 30–39, 36–30 |||
| Pts: Benson 19 Rebs: Walsh 9 Asts: Walsh 4 | Pts: Marshall 20 Rebs: Langford Jr. 11 Asts: Lindsey 3 |
| Albany advances to the America East Semifinals |||
* Broadview Center Albany, NY Attendance: 1,667 Referees: Dan Basile, Jason Bradwell, Will Flowers

### Semifinals

* ESPN+
* March 11 7:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 3 Maine 57, No. 2 Vermont 42 :
| Scoring by half: 27–19, 30–23 |||
| Pts: Lopez 14 Rebs: Tynes 13 Asts: Clayton, Burns, Carey 2 | Pts: Ayo-Faleye 14 Rebs: Alamutu 21 Asts: Alamutu 3 |
| Maine advances to the America East Finals |||
* Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium Burlington, VT Attendance: 2,071 Referees: Tim Smith, Jason Bradwell, Ryan Corbett
* ESPN2
* March 11 9:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 4 Albany 71, No. 1 Bryant 91 :
| Scoring by half: 33-39, 45-52 |||
| Pts: Marshall 23 Rebs: Klaczek 12 Asts: Joshua, Klaczek 3 | Pts: Timberlake, Mitchell 21 Rebs: Mitchell 13 Asts: Withers 9 |
| Bryant advances to the America East Finals |||
* Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI Attendance: 1,001 Referees: Will Flowers, John Cahill Jr., Nathan Hall

### Finals

* ESPN2
* March 15 11:00 a.m.
* Box
No. 3 Maine 59, No. 1 Bryant 77 :
| Scoring by half: 27–38, 32–39 |||
| Pts: Lopez 20 Rebs: Steele 8 Asts: Tynes 6 | Pts: Evans 19 Rebs: Mitchell 12 Asts: Withers, Timberlake 5 |
| Bryant wins America East Finals |||
* Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI Attendance: 1,538 Referees: Mike Evans, Adam Vandenburgh, Vasili Mallios